BIOGRAPHY

Diana Chittester stands on stage with an arsenal of acoustic guitars. Whether solo or with her 4-piece band, the show is always brought to life with her signature percussive multi-part playing, mimicking a full band on a solo acoustic guitar, without the use of a looper. She blends her intricate finger-picking guitar style with intelligent and articulate lyrics. The personal stories and vulnerability Diana shares on stage resonate with audiences as she invites them along on her journey.

Music Connection Magazine noted her “intelligent and articulate lyrics” on the review of her first full-length album, In This Skin (2012). Dubbed a “Guitar God” by Skinny Devil Magazine and “a complex guitar acrobat” by ArtVoice Magazine, in 2017 she was invited to perform on the "Cellar Sessions" series recorded live at City Winery in NYC. Diana tours regularly in the US and Canada including folk-rock venues such as The Ark, Music Box Supper Club, Rockwood Music Hall and Performing Arts Centers across the Midwest. Her latest album is Paradox, which is available now.

ABOUT PARADOX: Folk-rock singer-songwriter Diana Chittester brings emotional testimonies meant to challenge perspectives and the definition of reality with her latest release, PARADOX.

► Featured performer at Cleveland's first contemporary music festival, LaureLive, 2016

media quotes

“If you don't believe an acoustic solo performance can fill a room with raw power,elegance and intelligence concurrently, you haven't experienced Diana Chittester”

- Jennifer Conn (The Devil Strip)

"Like Michael Hedges and Ani DiFranco, Chittester is a master guitarist who employs open and alternate tunings—and provides her own percussion by rapping on the body of her instrument." - Examiner.com (from Colin Hay review)

“Diana really connected with the audience with her lyrics, guitar playing and greatenergy. Her storytelling & explanations of her songs resonated thoroughly, receiving agreat ovation & an encore for her opening set, which I haven’t seen before.” – Arnie Ivsins (Barrie Folk Society, Canada)

“She is one woman, one guitar, and no gimmicks…and she is one of THE mostimportant artists on the scene in years, and one to watch closely for years to come.And, for guitarists, one to study closely…” – Skinny Devil Magazine : Guitar Gods: LIVE

“A complex guitar acrobat” – ArtVoice Buffalo

“Her lyrics both delve into stories and are fearless in its questioning with an intenseguitar style backing it up” – Her Society, Joy 94.9 (Australian Radio)